Costa Rica vs Qatar: Population, male
Costa Rica
2.55 million
in 2025
Qatar
2.11 million
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
127th
Qatar rank
129th
Population, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Qatar
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.55 million against 2.11 million in Qatar, a difference of 432,670.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 127th and Qatar ranks 129th of 217 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 784,058 | 35,248 | 748,810 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.04 million | 121,140 | 920,982 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.36 million | 245,348 | 1.11 million | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.74 million | 349,953 | 1.39 million | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.10 million | 690,476 | 1.41 million | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.37 million | 1.61 million | 756,854 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.52 million | 1.96 million | 556,002 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Costa Rica or Qatar?
- Costa Rica, at 2.55 million against 2.11 million in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 432,670, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for population, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 127th and Qatar ranks 129th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.